The author draws from her experiences in the Lubavitch community of Crown Heights, Brooklyn, to examine the lives of Hasidic girls ages thirteen to twenty-three, discussing their hopes, thoughts, values, and feelings about religious life.
Provides information about some of the better-known masked festivals held in various regions and states of Mexico, and includes photographs of the different styles of masks specific to each area.
After spending a year living as an observer in the Lubavitcher community in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, the author profiles seven girls from the community ages thirteen to twenty-three about their adolescent concerns and their experience at Lubavitch.
Presents an introduction to North American folk religion, discussing folk religion versus orthodoxy, worship and wonder, saints and angels, visions of supernatural women, conjurers and healers, and folk religion in the modern world.
Explores the spirituality of native Latin American cultures, discussing the beliefs and customs of people in Northwestern Mexico, the Central Valley of Mexico, Southern Mexico and Central America, the Caribbean, South America, and the Amazon.
Describes the chief ceremonial occasions of the ancient Greek city of Athens, during which particular gods or goddesses were worshiped through a variety of activities including feasting, athletics, and play-acting.
Explores the mythology of ancient Egypt, discussing how each person, aided by individual gods and goddesses, had a duty to help keep the powers of evil from taking over the world.
